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A comparative move analysis of abstracts in a multidisciplinary conference proceedings: hard sciences vs soft sciences / Khairul Firhan Yusob and Ahmad Nazri Jelani

Abstract has received much attention as a genre by academics worldwide. A good abstract writing manages to attract more readers to read an article and has better opportunities for indexing and citation. Previous studies show how analyses have been done on abstracts written by native and non-native s...

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Main Authors: Yusob, Khairul Firhan, Jelani, Ahmad Nazri
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang 2022
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/66999/1/66999.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.669992023-02-15T08:20:48Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/66999/ A comparative move analysis of abstracts in a multidisciplinary conference proceedings: hard sciences vs soft sciences / Khairul Firhan Yusob and Ahmad Nazri Jelani gading Yusob, Khairul Firhan Jelani, Ahmad Nazri Study and teaching. Research Research Abstract has received much attention as a genre by academics worldwide. A good abstract writing manages to attract more readers to read an article and has better opportunities for indexing and citation. Previous studies show how analyses have been done on abstracts written by native and non-native speakers of English as well as rhetorical moves that take place in abstracts. However, analyses of abstracts for crossed-disciplinary articles are rarely discussed. Thus, the present study which adapts a qualitative research design intends to study move types and patterns of abstracts in two different clusters: hard sciences and soft sciences, subsequently comparing them. 30 abstracts which had been sent to a multidisciplinary conference were collected and analysed using the Five-Move Model introduced by Hyland (2000). The areas under the field of soft sciences are Business, Education and Tourism while hard sciences included Chemistry, Biology and Forestry. The results show abstracts from hard sciences skipped some moves in the model, while abstracts from soft sciences followed nearly all moves from the model. However, it is interesting to note that the Move 5: Conclusion was often overlooked in both fields while Move 3: Method had been written fairly well by authors in both fields. Although there was only a slight difference, the data showed that authors in soft sciences were more interested to highlight their Findings (Move 4: Production), while authors in hard sciences focused more on the Move 2: Purpose move. Thus, the findings are expected to help authors especially from hard sciences cluster to become more aware of the academic convention of abstract writing and abide by the norms set in the scientific community. Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang 2022-06 Article PeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/66999/1/66999.pdf A comparative move analysis of abstracts in a multidisciplinary conference proceedings: hard sciences vs soft sciences / Khairul Firhan Yusob and Ahmad Nazri Jelani. (2022) Gading Journal for Social Sciences, 25 (1): 1. pp. 1-10. ISSN 2600-7568 https://gadingss.learningdistance.org
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Research
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Yusob, Khairul Firhan
Jelani, Ahmad Nazri
A comparative move analysis of abstracts in a multidisciplinary conference proceedings: hard sciences vs soft sciences / Khairul Firhan Yusob and Ahmad Nazri Jelani
description Abstract has received much attention as a genre by academics worldwide. A good abstract writing manages to attract more readers to read an article and has better opportunities for indexing and citation. Previous studies show how analyses have been done on abstracts written by native and non-native speakers of English as well as rhetorical moves that take place in abstracts. However, analyses of abstracts for crossed-disciplinary articles are rarely discussed. Thus, the present study which adapts a qualitative research design intends to study move types and patterns of abstracts in two different clusters: hard sciences and soft sciences, subsequently comparing them. 30 abstracts which had been sent to a multidisciplinary conference were collected and analysed using the Five-Move Model introduced by Hyland (2000). The areas under the field of soft sciences are Business, Education and Tourism while hard sciences included Chemistry, Biology and Forestry. The results show abstracts from hard sciences skipped some moves in the model, while abstracts from soft sciences followed nearly all moves from the model. However, it is interesting to note that the Move 5: Conclusion was often overlooked in both fields while Move 3: Method had been written fairly well by authors in both fields. Although there was only a slight difference, the data showed that authors in soft sciences were more interested to highlight their Findings (Move 4: Production), while authors in hard sciences focused more on the Move 2: Purpose move. Thus, the findings are expected to help authors especially from hard sciences cluster to become more aware of the academic convention of abstract writing and abide by the norms set in the scientific community.
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author Yusob, Khairul Firhan
Jelani, Ahmad Nazri
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title A comparative move analysis of abstracts in a multidisciplinary conference proceedings: hard sciences vs soft sciences / Khairul Firhan Yusob and Ahmad Nazri Jelani
title_short A comparative move analysis of abstracts in a multidisciplinary conference proceedings: hard sciences vs soft sciences / Khairul Firhan Yusob and Ahmad Nazri Jelani
title_full A comparative move analysis of abstracts in a multidisciplinary conference proceedings: hard sciences vs soft sciences / Khairul Firhan Yusob and Ahmad Nazri Jelani
title_fullStr A comparative move analysis of abstracts in a multidisciplinary conference proceedings: hard sciences vs soft sciences / Khairul Firhan Yusob and Ahmad Nazri Jelani
title_full_unstemmed A comparative move analysis of abstracts in a multidisciplinary conference proceedings: hard sciences vs soft sciences / Khairul Firhan Yusob and Ahmad Nazri Jelani
title_sort comparative move analysis of abstracts in a multidisciplinary conference proceedings: hard sciences vs soft sciences / khairul firhan yusob and ahmad nazri jelani
publisher Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang
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url https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/66999/1/66999.pdf
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